(a) Subdividers shall be responsible for payment of the following fees, which shall be submitted with the plats, unless otherwise noted. These fees are subject to review and revision by Council.
(l) For processing of a preliminary subdivision plat, the sum of $400, plus $5 per lot for each plat.
(2) For processing of a final subdivision plat and final improvement plans, the sum of $200, plus $10 per lot, plus 2% of the estimated construction cost.
(3) For processing of minor subdivision plats that require improvement plans, 2% of the estimated construction cost ($600 minimum).
(4) For processing of minor subdivision plats that do not require improvement plans, the sum of $400 plus $10 per lot.
(5) Processing of resubmitted final plats are subject to a fee of $5 per lot, and are subject to a fee of up to 50% of the original fees.
(6) A retainer for all inspection fees, supervision, and testing of materials, in the amount of 5% of the cost of construction of the required improvements based upon the subdivider's detailed estimate of said cost as approved by the Municipal Engineer. Said fee to be paid prior to the beginning of construction. If the inspecting, supervision, and testing fees are anticipated to exceed the retained amount, an additional amount will be required to be deposited. Any of these amounts remaining at the completion of construction will be returned to the subdivider.
(7) Tests performed for the village by commercial laboratories to verify compliance with construction standards shall be billed to the subdivider at the rates charged by the laboratories.
(8) If the fees collected for processing of plats exceed the costs incurred by the village, the balance will be returned to the subdivider.
(9) For re-zoning of a planned district, the sum of $500.
(10) Site development plan fees:
A. Major: $500 processing fee and $10,000 review retainer fee.
B. Minor: $100 processing fee and $2,000 review retainer fee. If the amount incurred by the village in reviewing any site development plan exceeds the review retainer fee, then an additional amount will be charged to the developer and required to be deposited. This amount shall not exceed the actual amounts incurred by the village in reviewing the site development plan. Any review retainer fee(s) remaining at the completion of the review shall be returned to the developer.
(11) Flood plain development permit fee, the sum of $500.
(b) In addition to the required fees for processing a subdivision application, said fees as stipulated by ordinance, the subdivider shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Payment to the municipality of a retainer for inspection, monitoring and the testing of materials consisting of an amount as stipulated by ordinance of the construction cost of the required improvements based on the subdivider's engineer's detailed estimate of said costs as reviewed by the municipal engineer. Any retainage remaining at the completion of the construction will be returned to the subdivider. If the inspection, supervision and testing fees are anticipated to exceed the original retainage amount, the subdivider shall be required to deposit additional fees to the municipality. The Planning and Zoning Administrator shall inform the subdivider if this situation should occur. The municipality may temporarily stop construction work until additional retainage has been provided.
(2) A water tower maintenance fee of $1,000 per each platted lot. This fee will be paid in phases at the time each phase is approved for construction.
(3) A. For all commercial, industrial, and warehousing subdivisions, a utilities facilities construction impact fee of $0.25 per square foot of building of principal and accessory structures to be developed within the subdivision. The utilities facilities construction impact fee shall be collected at the time a subdivider submits a written site plan application per Chapter 1141. If an accessory structure is not included in the written site plan application and the subdivider later submits an application to obtain a Certificate of Zoning Compliance per §§ 1135.02 and 1135.03 for an accessory structure, the utilities facilities construction impact fee for the accessory structure shall be collected at the time the subdivider submits an application for a Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
B. The utilities facilities construction impact fee shall be refundable only if Council denies approval of the major site plan application. If the site plan is approved but approval has expired per § 1141.07(e), a subdivider shall not be required to pay the same utilities facilities construction impact fee more than once. If the site plan approval has expired, then the subdivider shall be given a credit for the utilities facilities construction impact fee already paid. If site plan approval expires and the subdivider submits a new written site plan application that differs from the originally approved site plan application, the subdivider shall be responsible for payment of additional fees if the building square footage contained in the new site plan application is greater than the previously approved building square footage.
C. A credit for payment of the utilities facilities construction impact fees already paid shall, upon request by the subdivider who submitted a written site plan application per Chapter 1141, be given to any transferee, assignee, or future owner of the property that is described in the site plan application. If the credit is not sufficient to cover the square footage of any written site plan application re-submitted per Chapter 1141, the transferee, assignee, or future owner shall be required to deposit additional fees to the municipality.
D. Utilities facilities construction impact fees shall be collected only on the basis of building square footage. The square footage of structures such as parking lots shall not be considered when calculating the overall impact fee owed.
E. All moneys generated pursuant to the utilities construction impact fee under this division shall be divided 90% among the Water Fund and 10% among the Sewer Fund.
(4) A. For all residential subdivisions, a utilities facilities construction impact fee of $0.25 per square foot of building of principal structures to be developed within the subdivision. No utilities facilities construction impact fee shall be collected for accessory structures within a residential subdivision. The utilities facilities construction impact fee shall be collected at the time a subdivider submits an application to obtain a certificate of zoning compliance per §§ 1135.02 and 1135.03.
B. All moneys generated pursuant to the utilities facilities construction impact fee under this division shall be divided 90% among the Water Fund and 10% among the Sewer Fund.
(5) Other applicable fees as stipulated by ordinance.
(Ord. 2022-07, passed 2-8-2022)